2016 Global Leadership Awards Dinner

The Annual International Student House of Washington, DC (ISH-DC) Global Leadership Awards, which honors those who have made exceptional contributions to international and intercultural understanding, took place on Thursday, September 8, 2016.

ISH-DC recognized Senator Edward J. Markey as our Global Champion for his four decades of Congressional leadership in protecting the environment in the U.S. and worldwide.

We honored Congressman Edward R. Royce, Chair of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs and Congressman Eliot L. Engel, the Ranking Member of the Committee as co-recipients of our Global Leadership Award for their work to strengthen international dialogue and enhance our nation’s diplomatic relations with countries around the world.

In addition, we conferred our Global Media Award to Al-Monitor, a prominent electronic media site which features unique and balanced insight and analysis by prominent journalists and experts from the Middle East.

2016 Global Leadership Award Chairs

Honorary Co-Chair

Rear Admiral Susan Blumenthal, MD

Co-Chair

Mrs. Isabel “Didi” Cutler

Corporate Chair

Lorraine Riffle Hawley, Archer Daniels Midland Company

This year’s Diplomatic Chairs, Ambassador and Mrs. Peter Wittig of Germany, will host a special ISH-DC appreciation dinner at their beautiful Embassy Residence for our honorees and major sponsors. The dinner celebrates the strong global partnership that the United States and Germany have developed during the past 70 years and the common values and principles that have made this bilateral relationship so enduring.

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International Student House of Washington, DC (ISH-DC) is a private, non-profit 501(c)3 organization located near Dupont Circle in the heart of Washington, DC. Donations will help support our mission to provide an exceptional residential experience to a highly diverse international community of graduate students, interns and visiting scholars. The House promotes inter-cultural dialogue, encourages life-long connections, and fosters global citizenship.